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Your privacy is very important to Agriturismo Canale("we" or "us"). With that in mind, we have established and implemented information-handling practices for WWW.AGRITURISMOCANALE.IT ("site") that we believe are consistent with the standards and practices of hospitality organizations doing business on the Internet. This privacy policy ("policy") describes the practices that apply to our accommodation and our site, including, specifically, the information we collect about you, when and how we collect and process that information. We have prepared a detailed policy so that you can make an informed decision about the extent you provide your information to our site. Please do not use our site if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy.
Simply put:
- we will not collect personally identifiable information like your name, email, mailing address or telephone number ("Personal Information") in a manner inconsistent with this policy;
- we will not disclose your Personal Information to third parties except as described in this policy, or unless you have authorized us to do so in advance;
- we will allow you to view, correct or remove your Personal Information and other information that is accessible to you as part of your guest account and
- we will take reasonable steps to protect the security of the Personal Information we collect from you. The remainder of this policy describes our information handling practices in detail.
We collect, process and use your Personal Information for purposes of providing the services requested by you from us, and in particular to register and manage your account, process your reservations, requests, and payments, and to communicate with you in connection with the above-listed purposes. Refusal to provide Personal Information for the above-mentioned purposes may affect our ability to fulfill contractual obligations or to provide you with services, information, and or material requested by you. With your consent, we may also use your Personal Information in order to provide you with advertising and promotional materials relating to us or other third parties using automatic means (such as e-mail or fax.), as well as paper mail and operator-assisted phone calls. Certain Personal Information that you have provided us may be given to the travel package vendor or other involved third parties to fulfill your travel arrangements.
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If you decide to register with us or to make a reservation on this site, we will collect Personal Information about you, such as your name, email and mailing addresses, telephone number(s), credit card information, that you voluntarily share with us. We process Personal Information mainly by electronic and automatic means. Personal Information may also be processed in paper form. We collect Personal Information that is necessary for us to provide you with the services offered on our site. When you browse, reserve or purchase travel services through our site such information may be provided to the applicable vendors or other involved third parties to fulfill your travel arrangements, subject to the conditions described in the section "Sharing and Transfer of Personal Information" below.
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For the purposes described above, we may transfer and share your information, in compliance with applicable data privacy laws and on a need-to-know basis, with third parties including contractors, agents or data processors, some of whom may be located outside of your home jurisdiction, to enable such parties to provide services to us and to improve our service offerings to you. We will establish appropriate contract terms or other protections to appropriately safeguard such data.
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The Personal Information you provide will be transferred and stored in a jurisdiction that may not provide an adequate level of protection to Personal Information equivalent to that provided by your home jurisdiction. We have engaged as our data processor the a service provider with a european GDPR certification: Aruba S.p.A. – via San Clemente, 53 – 24036 Ponte San Pietro (BG), IT.
Required Disclosures
In addition to the circumstances described above, AGRITURISMO CANALE may disclose information you have provided if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by any government or law enforcement authority, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including, without limitation, to protect the rights or properties of AGRITURISMO CANALEwhen we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
Data Security
We maintain technical, electronic, and organizational security procedures to maintain the security of Personal Information, and safeguard Personal Information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental or unlawful loss, alteration, disclosure or access. Our security procedures include contractual terms with any contractors, agents or data processors that require such entities to protect the security and confidentiality of Personal Information in accordance with our standards.
It is your responsibility to safeguard any email or password that you have created or used in connection with this site, and to notify us if you ever suspect that the security and confidentiality of such email or password has been compromised in any way. You are solely responsible for any use of this site via your email and password.
Retention of Personal Information
We will maintain Personal Information for as long as we are required to do so by applicable law(s), or for as long as necessary for the purpose(s) described above for which it is processed. We will delete Personal Information when it is no longer needed and, in any case, upon expiration of the maximum storage term set forth by applicable law.
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Our sites may place first party cookies and allow third parties to place cookies on your device. The difference between a first party cookie and a third party cookie relates to the control of the party who serves the cookie. First party cookies are cookies that are specific to the site that created them. Their use enables us to operate an efficient service and to track the patterns of behavior of visitors to the site. Third party cookies, on the other hand, are placed on your device by a third party (i.e., not by Agriturismo Canale). While we may allow third parties access to the site to place these cookies on users' devices, we do not retain control over the information supplied by the cookies, nor do we retain access to that data. This information is controlled wholly by that third party in accordance with their respective privacy policy.
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Our sites may place session and persistent cookies on your device. Whereas the difference between a first party and third party cookie relates to the party controlling the initial placement of the cookie on your device, the difference between a session and a persistent cookie relates to the length of time the cookie lasts. Session cookies are cookies that typically last for as long as you are using your browser, or browser session. When you end your browser session, the cookie expires. Persistent cookies, as the name implies, are persistent and will last after you close your browser. This allows for quicker and often more convenient access to our website.
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Information gathered through usage of a cookie is not linked to any direct personal identifiers (e.g., your name or e-mail address), unless you register with the site or make a reservation via the site. Once you submit personal data on our sites (e.g., by registering or making a reservation) we may link such personal data with cookies or other data that are associated with your visit(s) to our sites. Before we do so, we will notify you of this fact and seek your consent or grant you a right to object, if required by the law.
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If you do not want to have cookies placed on your device by third parties, many of them offer ways to opt out. Where possible, we have provided a link in the table above that explains how to opt out of that third party serving you cookies.
In addition, most web browsers allow at least some control of most cookies through browser settings. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser to decline cookies. You may also delete existing cookies through your browser. Please visit the following websites to learn more (depending on the browser you use): Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera.
However, please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our websites. In particular, you may have limited access to some areas or be transitioned to a different experience.
You may visit the following links from our third-party partners to opt-out of their tracking and learn about their privacy practices:
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We may change this policy from time to time. If we decide to change this policy in a material way (for example, a change regarding disclosure of Personal Information), we will post notice of the change on our site. Your continued use of our site after we make changes to this policy is deemed acceptance of those changes. If any proposed change is unacceptable to you, you may request to that we remove your Personal Information (and/or that of other individuals for whom you made your travel reservations) from our records.
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The data collected by the site are processed at the headquarters of the Data Controller, and at the web hosting data center. The web hosting (Aruba S.p.A. – via San Clemente, 53 – 24036 Ponte San Pietro (BG), IT), which is responsible for data processing, processing the data on behalf of the owner, is located in the European Economic Area and acts in accordance of European standards.
Google is appointed data controller, processing data on behalf of the owner (Google Analytics).
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You have the right to access, review, correct, change or delete your Personal Information that you have provided to us by written request. You can also object to the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes, or, for legitimate reasons, for other purposes, by contacting us at email@example.com or by writing to us.
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If you have any questions or concerns about (a) access to Personal Information, (b) the collection, use, management or disclosure of Personal Information, (c) this policy or our information handling practices, or (d) with whom your Personal Information is shared, or if you need further assistance with respect to our Privacy Policy, you may contact Agriturismo Canale as indicated below. We will attempt to respond to your questions or concerns promptly after we receive them.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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BillboardIn its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. |
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We are preparing Euro Truck Simulator 2 update version 1.8 for release. Despite our best effort, our new AI code and physics improvements need more time "in the lab" as programmers are still tweaking things based on tester input. Therefore we decided to bring forward the release of a new vehicle model - Scania R edition bearing the legendary Streamline name! Such an important release deserves it's own version number bump, the planned code changes will therefore appear in future 1.9.x release.
Currently 1.8 is available in beta branch on Steam. This should be the final testing window, hopefully very short, and soon we'll be able to bring it out of beta on Steam and eventually also release the standalone patch for non-Steam players. Retail update takes quite longer to produce and test, plus setup the mirror servers so that our own infrastructure isn't immediately overloaded. But rest assured that it is coming asap as well.
Streamline trucks were always Scania's most leading, technically proficient trucks, with focus on efficiency and driver comfort. We hope that you will have fun trying out the new truck in our game!
Here's is a cool Scania Streamline video preview made by DaSquirrelsNuts:


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Donald Trump is out of the White House. And he's been kicked off of the world's biggest tech platforms. Now what?
We don't yet have any idea what Trump really plans to do now that he's a private citizen (he probably doesn't either). We also don't know what will happen to Trump's reach and power without access to Twitter and the rest of his social media bullhorns.
In the past, we've seen big — but compared to Trump, comparatively tiny — right-wing figures diminish considerably once they've been deplatformed. But none of them used to be the leader of the free world.
"Trump is going to be an interesting case because he is so prominent," says Renee DiResta, a researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory. "He's not a fringe figure popular within a passionate-yet-small audience. He [was] the president of the United States."
So it may be useful to look at the experiences of some of the fringe figures who have had their social media plugs pulled over the last few years, like Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones — who, not coincidentally, helped set the stage for Trump and the post-truth world he created for the last four years. For now, though, we can only make guesses about what happens to Trump without a platform.
A few things we are certain about right now: Trump is unlikely to command an audience — at least, directly — on mainstream social media services for a long time.
Although Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a mournful thread last week about his company's decision to boot Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol riot, Twitter says the ban is permanent. (A Twitter comms rep did suggest to me, perhaps cheekily, that Trump could try the company's appeals page.)
Mark Zuckerberg hasn't said Trump would be banned from Facebook and Instagram forever; instead, he has said the ban would last at least "until the peaceful transition of power is complete." But informed people I've talked to at the company say there won't be any change now that Joe Biden is the 46th president, and they can't imagine a scenario where something does change.
YouTube, which waited several days after its Big Tech peers to ban Trump, and initially announced a ban that would run through the inauguration, has in theory given Trump the most hope: On Tuesday, the company said it would extend the ban another week instead of indefinitely banning him. But it's hard to imagine YouTube breaking from the rest of its peers and letting Trump back in.
More to the point, while Trump's campaign spent heavily on YouTube, and he used it to broadcast his farewell address (via the official White House account, which YouTube said was okay), Donald Trump has yet to show any real interest in the video site. The same goes for Snapchat — which has officially banned Trump. TikTok, meanwhile, didn't officially ban Trump, but it pulled lots of Trump-related content off the service (which, despite Trump's efforts to ban it, is still very much alive in the US).
We also know that, in the past, deplatforming particular figures from social media does indeed appear to have decreased their overall presence and power.
Both Yiannopoulos (a self-styled provocateur banned from Twitter after a string of racist tweets in 2016; Facebook followed up in 2019) and Jones (a conspiracy theorist best known for arguing that the Sandy Hook school shootings were were a hoax and who was banned from most of mainstream social media in 2018) downplayed the consequences of getting kicked off social media, but both have clearly suffered.
A year after he lost Twitter, Yiannopoulos complained that his ability to make a living trolling libs had vanished. Jones is still yelling loudly about wild-eyed conspiracies, but he appears to have lost a significant slice of his audience to the QAnon cult, which is why his most public appearance in years came after the Capitol Hill riot, when he raved (in a viral Twitter video he didn't post) that QAnon's warped conspiracies were a bridge too far.
Just as telling: While Trump used to embrace Jones publicly, over the last year he became publicly affectionate for QAnon, and ended up peddling the cult's conspiracy theories after he lost his election last fall.
And yes, it's possible that Trump, like Jones and Yiannopoulos, could take up residence on the barely moderated social network Parler (which itself has been deplatformed, at least for now, by Amazon, Apple, and Google). He could also head over to messaging apps like Signal and Telegram, which have been booming in recent days, but those aren't likely to be satisfying replacements for him.
That's in part because Signal and Telegram are fundamentally built for individual or group messaging, as opposed to the broadcast blast to millions that Trump loved. And Parler has been marketed as a safe haven for angry conservatives and Trump fans — which means that, in the best-case scenario, Trump could use it to reach his hardcore supporters but not the rest of the world.
Which is terrible news for Trump and anyone else who craves attention, said Jared Holt, a visiting research fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab: You can't pick a fight with the libs (or the media, or John Bolton, or anyone else) if they're not around to fight.
"Trump has really emerged as a deity to his most devoted supporters, and one of the things they like about him so much is that he fights the culture war alongside them," he says. "Losing the platform where that war happens takes away that thrill."
That lack of conflict also underlines the knock-on effect of deplatforming for Trump: While he'll still command some degree of attention from the press — especially if he appears to be a credible candidate for a second White House run or demonstrates the ability to help Trump-friendly candidates win their local races — a provocation on Parler isn't the same as a tantrum on Twitter. If the tree doesn't fall in the mainstream media forest, it's easier to pretend it didn't make a sound, and it's easier to not assign a reporter to write it up. (Also: The person knocking down the tree is no longer the most powerful man in the world.)
One flip side to all of this: While deplatforming can reduce Trump's overall reach, it could certainly make his remaining followers more ardent. Watching the most powerful technology companies in the world act at the same time, if not in unison, against Donald Trump has, for his followers, likely bolstered his claim that tech companies were working against him — and his followers.
In this case, Holt says, "A base of voters that's been told that there's a global tech industry conspiracy against them will likely be more hardened in their beliefs" when they see what's happened to Trump. "And if Trump was right about that, was he right about the election stuff?"
Which gets at what we really ought to care about when we make predictions about what happens to Trump's reach in his post-Twitter era: What happens to the people he used to reach? Regardless of whether they follow him to a different platform, they're still going to hear from … somebody on mainstream social media. And if it's not Trump, who's going to fill that void?


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The WWF is run at a local level by the following offices...
- WWF Global
- Adria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- AsiaPacific
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Borneo
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Caucasus
- Central African Republic
- Central America
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- European Policy Office
- Finland
© Simon de TREY-WHITE / WWF-UK
One of the most important ways in which people can help ensure the future health of the planet is to cut down their consumption of fossil fuels. This will reduce the damage that air pollution and acid rain inflict on people, animals, and plants, and slow down the rate at which the world's weather patterns are changing. WWF works to make people and governments aware of the implications of climate change and to persuade them to reduce polluting activities to a minimum.
The organization works with governments in two ways as collaborator and lobbyist. For example, it cooperates with the government of Madagascar on an environmental syllabus for use in the island's primary schools, and with the Chinese Ministry of Forestry on a giant panda management plan.
In 1990, WWF helped bring about an international moratorium on the ivory trade. And in 1992, it played a part in pressurizing governments to sign conventions on biodiversity and climate change at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It is now working to ensure that those conventions are implemented in an effective manner.
Perhaps more than any other event in recent years, the Earth Summit alerted politicians and business people to the urgency of the environmental crisis facing the modern world. Since the conference, WWF has been working to build stronger relationships with the business community. In the UK, for example, WWF is working with a group of retailers and manufacturers who are committed to phasing out the sale of wood that does not come from independently certified, well-managed forests.
WWF also maintains links with other non-governmental organizations both national and international. It makes a particular point of responding to local conservation needs, and working with local people. More and more projects involve rural communities in making decisions as to how their environment should be both used and conserved, while providing economic incentives.
In Zambia's Kafue Flats, WWF has helped the government forge an important link between development and conservation. Local people are trained as wildlife scouts to monitor and report on the area's rapidly declining population of lechwes antelopes adapted to living in swamp-like conditions. Thanks to the scouts, and improved management techniques, lechwe numbers have now increased to a level that permits culling. Trophy hunters pay to hunt animals, and the money raised is reinvested in community development and wildlife management.
WWF has always recognized the importance of working in partnership. Cooperation is crucial whether it is with governments, other conservation organizations, local communities, or with the millions of people whose financial and moral support enables WWF to carry out conservation work throughout the world.
At the end of 1993, Claude Martin took over as Director General of WWF International, replacing Charles de Haes who had served in this position for the previous 18 years. At the same time, the organization completed a two-year network-wide evaluation of its conservation work. On the strength of this study, it resolved to focus its activities on three key areas: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. WWF believes that in pursuing the new goals via carefully planned strategies, it will be able to make the best use of its resources.
Contributions from individuals remain the organization's most important source of funds, making up 53 per cent of its annual income. If you care about the welfare of our planet, and the people, animals, and plants that live on it, perhaps you would like to join those who support WWF's conservation work by contacting either the Fundraising Director or the Membership Officer at WWF International or your local WWF National Organization.
The story so far...
From its origins as a small group of committed wildlife enthusiasts, WWF has grown into one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations – supported by 5 million people and active in over 100 countries on five continents.
Over this time, WWF's focus has evolved from localized efforts in favour of single species and individual habitats to an ambitious strategy to preserve biodiversity and achieve sustainable development across the globe.
Read some of the stories of our big wins over the past 50 years...


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Cherry Pistachio White Chocolate Tea Cookies
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup finely ground salted toasted pistachios
3/4 cup sweetened dried cherries
4 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 cups all purpose flour
Confectioners' sugar (optional)
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat cookie sheets with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter and sugar until creamy - about 1 minute. Beat in baking soda, vanilla and cinnamon until combined. Beat in pistachios, cherries, white chocolate and flour until a crumbly dough forms.
Take tablespoons of dough and roll them into balls; place on cookie sheets, spacing about an inch apart. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown and crisp. Cool 2 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks to cool.
Dip cookies into confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Makes 3 dozen cookies


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Yes, temporary fencing may be installed to secure developed areas of the property, meaning the building pad(s) and any swimming pool or spa. No permit is required for this temporary fencing as long as it meets the parameters established for Post-Fire Temporary Fencing.
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To review and approve expedited rebuild applications, staff will need to determine what was legally on the property previously through the review of any available documentation. Records can come from a variety of sources, including but not limited to: previously issued coastal development permits, building permits, approved plans, tax assessor information, and aerial photographs. The City understands that some people may have lost records and plans in the fire. Staff is ready to help guide your research, help you complete any City public records request forms, and work with you on deciphering other types of documentation. A combination of sources may be used for permit research in order to establish building square footage, siting, height, number of bedrooms, and number of plumbing fixtures. For information on public records, visit MalibuCity.org/PermitSearch or access printer-friendly instructions for searching OnBase.
City staff at the Rebuild Help Desk at City Hall is available to discuss your project; or view the rebuilding steps online. Staff recommends taking care of the following:
The Malibu City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the waiving of City fees for rebuilding like-for-like or like-for-like plus 10% for rebuilding structures destroyed or damaged in the Woolsey Fire. The fee waiver will be offered for the period of November 8, 2018 through December 30, 2026. The fee waiver only applies to an owner who used the property as a primary residence at the time of the Woolsey Fire. If the property is sold, the new owner is not eligible for the waiving of fees. Learn more about the fee waiver and important deadlines.
Fire rebuild applications must be submitted to the Planning Department by November 8, 2024 if the applicant wishes to maintain any previously existing legal non-conformities, such as a house sited within normally required setbacks, etc., and a building permit must be diligently pursued by November 8, 2026. A request for an extension of time to these deadlines may be granted by the Planning Commission where it finds, based on substantial evidence, that due to unusual circumstances, strict compliance with the deadlines creates an undue hardship. Extensions may not total more than nine years combined. Applications submitted after November 8, 2024 may still be exempt from having to apply for a CDP; however, they may not maintain any previously existing non-conformities. Learn more about the fee waiver and important deadlines.
A temporary, owner-occupied trailer or mobile home may be placed onsite if permits are obtained with certain conditions of approval. Debris clearance must be completed and a City-registered OWTS practitioner must verify that there is a functioning onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS, also known as a septic system) before permits may be issued. A Temporary Housing Brochure and Application, as well as other information, can be found at MalibuRebuilds.org.
Projects must have a zoning approval, which is handled by the Planning Department, and a building permit, which is handled by the Building Safety Division of the Environmental Sustainability Department. Zoning rules primarily deal with where a structure can be placed on a site, its square footage, and its height, among other things. The building code specifies how a structure is actually constructed, such as materials and methods. The City has both zoning and building codes, so both approvals are necessary.
Those to rebuild an in-kind replacement of legally-permitted structures lost may submit a Planning Verification (PV) Application. Visit MalibuCity.org/PermitSearch for information on how to research documentation needed to verify previously existing structure(s). As of March 28, 2019, those planning to rebuild legally-permitted structures, in-kind plus 10% height, bulk, or square footage, may also submit a PV application, as long as the new area is built to development standards, below 18 feet, on slopes flatter than 3:1 or 4:1 on Point Dume, and does not encroach into setbacks. Call the Planning Department at 310-456-2489, extension 485, or emailing at email@example.com to set up a pre-submittal appointment. The application form and checklist are available at MalibuCity.org/PV.
If you wish to add more than 10%, or the new area does not conform to the standards listed above, review other options that may be available to you at MalibuRebuilds.org.
Erosion control devices help control or prevent wind- or water-induced erosion of exposed soil and debris. Normally, review and approval from the Building Safety Division is required before these devices can be installed. This will help ensure they are installed properly and do not cause further damage to the property or a neighboring property. However, if rain is expected in the upcoming 24 to 48 hours, property owners may proceed to put erosion control measures in place without obtaining a permit. For additional information, visit the Storm Preparation page on the MalibuRebuilds.org site.
If you choose not to rebuild your home, you still need to clear the site through the debris removal process. In addition, you may need to stabilize the site from potential mudslides or other types of erosion to prevent further damage to the property or neighboring property. Visit MalibuRebuilds.org for helpful information about Storm Preparation.
The in-kind rebuild property rights "go with the land" and, in the event of a change of ownership for a property affected by the Woolsey Fire, the new owner is able to take advantage of the expedited processes and CDP exemptions if all deadlines for submitting a rebuild application are met. However, if the owner, at the time of the fire, qualified for a fee waiver, this benefit is non-transferable.
The new owner may take advantage of certain benefits before the deadline; see the Transfer of Ownership document for details. However, if the owner, at the time of the fire, qualified for a fee waiver, this benefit is non-transferable.
Properties that have charred landscaping but no structural damage are not required to have a HazMat Clearance to remove this type of debris. Charred landscaping on these properties can be placed in green waste bins or removed by a City-permitted hauler.
Before removing any trees or Environmentally-Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA), residents must get approval from the City Biologist who is available at City Hall on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Native trees (Western Sycamore, Coast Live Oak, California Black Walnut, Toyon and Alder trees) with a trunk size more than six inches measured at a height of 4.5 feet above the ground MAY be removed without a permit if:


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Debian GNU/Hurd
While many people call the GNU system GNU/Hurd this is not strictly true. The kernel is GNU Mach not the Hurd. The Hurd is a series of servers which run on top of the microkernel, GNU Mach. Both the Hurd and GNU Mach are part of the GNU project while the Linux kernel is an independent project.
The easiest (and well-tested) method of trying Debian GNU/Hurd is to use a virtual machine via KVM. Some pre-installed images are available on https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/stable/hurd-i386/README.txt, but one can also use the Debian Installer to install in KVM or a native machine (but hardware support vary, so it is more recommended to give a try with KVM).
Using the Debian Installer installation CD-ROM
A hurd-i386 port of the standard Debian Installer can be downloaded from https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/stable/hurd-i386/ . Make sure to read the README file available along the iso images. It works like the usual Linux port of the Debian Installer, i.e. automatically, except a few details:
- Make sure to enable swap space, else Mach will have troubles if you use all your memory.
- Do not mount a separate partition on
, else the boot will fail. - Read the notes about manual installation which document some of the final configuration steps.
Instructions for burning CDs from the images can be found in the Debian CD FAQ.
Newer snapshots
Some newer snapshots are available on https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/latest/hurd-i386/
Daily (untested!) snapshots are available on https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/. Since they are based on the unstable distribution, quite often they cannot actually install a system, due to ongoing transitions in unstable etc. So really rather use the snapshot linked above.
Making a GRUB boot-disk
If you are installing the Hurd alone on your system, you can let the installer install GRUB itself. If you are installing the Hurd along an existing system, you will most probably want to be able to choose between both. If your existing system is Linux, you can probably simply run update-grub and it will detect your newly-installed Hurd system. Otherwise, or if you do not manage to boot the Hurd that way, you can use a GRUB boot-disk.
Install the package grub-disk or grub-rescue-pc, they contain a GRUB floppy image. You can use "dd" if you are working in GNU/Linux or rawrite if you are working in MS.
Make certain that you understand Linux, GRUB and Hurd methods of naming drives and partitions. You will be using all three and the relationship between them can be confusing.
Hurd uses different partition names to Linux, so be careful. IDE hard disks are numbered in order, beginning from hd0 for the primary master and its slave hd1, followed by the secondary master hd2 and its slave hd3. SCSI drives are also numbered in absolute order. They will always be sd0, sd1, and so on regardless of whether the two drives are SCSI id 4 and 5 or whatever. Experience has shown that CD-ROM drives can be tricky. More about this later.
Linux-style partitions are always called sn when using the Hurd, where n is the partition number, so the first partition on the first IDE drive will be hd0s1, the third partition on the second SCSI drive will be sd1s3, and so on.
GRUB1 has yet another partition naming system. It calls partitions (hdN,n), but this time the disk number and partition number are both zero indexed, and the disks run in order, all the IDE disks first, and the SCSI ones second. This time, the first partition on the first IDE drive will be (hd0,0). GRUB2 does the same, but the partition number is one indexed, so in that case it will be (hd0,1). To really cause a confusion, (hd1,2) could refer to the first SCSI drive if you only have one IDE drive, or it could refer to the second IDE drive. So it is important that you have worked out the various names of your partitions before you start.
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[ cross-posted from Zenpundit — a warrior, a monk, and (still to come, in a fourth and final post) where that leaves me ]
How I have loved that handwriting! How I loved that man! How I have loved that book…
I am fifteen, seventeen years old. I walk a few hundred yards in the chill English dawn to our little parish church to "serve Mass" at 6am, for this man whose intense gaze and tireless care for those he is with made him take off his hat to Mrs Tutu, and ask Hugh what would get him out of his hospital bed fastest. He brings the same gaze and care to bear on me, and talks to me about the English Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, whose work he loves.
Trevor Huddleston taught me to love poetry when he showed me Hopkins, and I cannot exactly tell this story without "reading" you a bit of the man's work, because it gets to the heart of the matter.
Hopkins has a very brilliant poem, As king fishers catch fire, which requires quite a bit of "unpacking" since Hopkins writes poetry as though packing an intolerable amount of sound and meaning into a very small space. The poem is about what Hopkins calls "selving": being the self you are, ie being true not just to your possibilities, but to your flavor, your individuality. In the theological termino0logy of Duns Scotus: hacceitas.
Here's how Hopkins expresses it:
Each mortal thing does one thing and the same:
Deals out that being indoors each one dwells;
Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells,
Crying What I do is me: for that I came.
We selve, we become ourselves — we deal out into the world that being which dwells indoors, inside, within us.
The second half of the poem goes like this:
I say more: the just man justices;
Keeps grace: that keeps all his goings graces;
Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is —
Christ. For Christ plays in ten thousand places,
Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his
To the Father through the features of men's faces.
Let me try at least to unpack this much:
The man who is just, he's saying, goes about doing acts of justice (there's no difference between his nature and his deeds), he is tethered to grace (has an inward center with which he is perpetually in touch), and that tether is what ensures his actions ("goings") are of the quality of grace.
He — and here Hopkins tell us what this is really all about, from his own perspective as a deeply religious man and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order — acts Christ, for that is how God sees him. Each one of us is, in God's eye, Christ, "for Christ plays in ten thousand places". That's the great gift Hopkins brings us, the understanding that being made in the image of God, we play here on earth like so many Christs, each with its own character and "self", each one capable of grace… and thus, each individual beautiful to God "through the features of men's faces".
Here, should you care to read it, is the whole poem.
Trevor offers his hands and voice as a priest at Mass to the great poetical transformation of "bread" into "body" and "wine" into "blood" that stands at the heart of the Christian mystery, and eats, digests, the divine presence among us, and offers that divine presence in the appearance of a wafer of bread and sip of wine to whoever "partakes of communion" with him.
And walking to Mass, or walking back from Mass, he talks to me about South Africa, and the kids he knew there — Desmond and Hugh among them no doubt, though I learned those particular stories far later — and the pass laws which penalized his students when they were late getting home from work in a "white" part of town, and his fights in the courts and in the press for young people he loved — Hugh or Desmond or Oscar or whoever goes to Mass, receives Christ on his tongue, and that "keeps all his goings graces" — because "Christ plays in ten thousand places", and Sophiatown, a shanty town just outside Johannesberg, is one of them.
Am I making any sense? It was Trevor's love, which "saw" the divine in each individual child he taught and coached and loved, which could not tolerate apartheid, which could not stop at a boy's skin color and segregate or tolerate segregation.
Loving the individual before him with that gaze and care, he loved and taught me, for seven or eight years, in four hundred wonderful letters and many visits, Masses, days spent flyfishing for trout, voyages by car or train to visit a friend or a cathedral…
And if I could express the essence, it was this: that you tether yourself to the divine on the inside, by belief, by ritual, above all by contemplation — and then you move through the world infused with that sense of the sacred in and around you, and do whatever is needful to bring about a more just society.
You justice, you keep grace. That keeps all your goings graces.
Not surprising, then, that his devotion to the kids of a shanty town in South Africa led him into court battles, into association with Luthuli and Mandela, into becoming one of a handful of "white" signatories of the African National Congress, into the award of the Isitwalandwe, the writing of his great book, Naught for your Comfort [link is to a free download] — which was smuggled out of the country to be published just a day ahead of the Special Police impounding all his papers — to bestsellerdom, to stirring the conscience of the world, to the Presidency of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, and finally to an archbishopric and a knighthood.
He saw Christ, which was his name for love, and served him.
Father Trevor Huddleston wrote what I think must be among the most powerful words of eucharistic theology I have ever read in Naught for Your Comfort — and they convey as nothing else can the immediacy with which he connects his ritual gestures and acts as a priest with the political necessity to overthrow the apartheid regime in his beloved South Africa — and for that matter, any and all hatred and oppression everywhere…
On Maundy Thursday, in the Liturgy of the Catholic Church, when the Mass of the day is ended, the priest takes a towel and girds himself with it; he takes a basin in his hands, and kneeling in front of those who have been chosen, he washes their feet and wipes them, kissing them also one by one. So he takes, momentarily, the place of his Master. The centuries are swept away, the Upper Room in the stillness of the night is all around him: "If I, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye ought also to wash one another's feet." I have knelt in the sanctuary of our lovely church in Rosettenville and washed the feet of African students, stooping to kiss them. In this also I have known the meaning of identification. The difficulty is to carry the truth out into Johannesberg, into South Africa, into the world.


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There were two familiar faces on the podium for round seven of the Downhill series in the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) took her sixth consecutive win in the women's category, while Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took his third in the men's, at Bromont, Quebec in Canada. Jonnier has now locked up the women's overall title with one race still remaining. Sam Hill (Monster Energy-Specialized) retains the lead in the men's series after finishing third, but Minnaar is only 16 points back, so this title will come down to the final round in Schladming, Austria, one month from now.
The off again - on again rain of the past week finally moved away overnight, with blue skies and bright sun appearing shortly before race time. The open sections of track dried out quickly, however, in among the trees the mud remained, forcing riders to carefully negotiate slippery rock gardens and rooted sections. There were a number of top riders who crashed, led by Evil Bikes team mates Steve Smith and Matti Lehikoinen, who both qualified in the top-ten. Lehikoinen's crash was particularly hard, and he did not finish. It appears that he may have broken his collarbone.
Junior World Cup leader Anais Pajot (Team Sunn) was the first to go below three minutes and 12 seconds in the women's race, and took the Nissan Hot Seat. Pajot held the top spot for three riders before being displaced by Anita Molcik (Yeti Fox Shox), who was in turn bumped by American Kathy Pruitt. Pruitt was immediately replaced by Canadian Micayla Gatto (Commencal). Gatto, lasted through one finisher before she also had to vacate the lead spot for Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz 74). However, Jonnier was up only two riders later, after an uncharacteristically slow qualifier that had her seeded fifth. The French rider obliterated the rest of the field, becoming the only rider to clock under three minutes. Floriane Pugin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) took second, while Japan's Mio Suemasa was third.
"I've been sick all week," revealed Jonnier "and I had no energy. I was really disappointed with my qualifier, it was the worst that I have had. But the weather changes dried the track out and made it more to my liking. Even so, I was really surprised at how fast my time was."
Gatto was the top Canadian finisher for the women, in sixth place, even though she has been battling a cold all week. Gatto finished just ahead of national champion Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction-Intense), who commented "I just couldn't make my bike go where I wanted it to! It was frustrating." Danice Uyesugi (Team BC/Trek Obsession Bikes) was 15th and Anne Laplante (Xprezo) 20th. Buchar remains 11th in the overall rankings, while Gatto moves up three spots to 12th.
Jared Rando (Giant) was the first man to take the Hot Seat for an extended period, holding onto the lead for over 20 riders before Nathan Rankin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) just squeaked by him. After that, the lead changed fairly steadily, as riders brought the time down in increments of a quarter to half a second. Mick Hannah (GT Bicycles), with 11 riders remaining, was the first to make a significant dent in the top time, taking it below 2:34. His time would hold until the young American revelation Aaron Gwin (Yeti Fox Shox) knocked a quarter of a second off the best time, to eventually take the fifth podium spot. World champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal) bumped Gwin, but Minnaar was only two riders later, and his time would prove to be the best, as the final two riders - Hill and number one qualifier Fabien Barel (Subaru) - could only manage the second and third fastest times respectively.
"The course was really tough after all the rain, many of the sections were just blown right out, and it was easy to make mistakes. I didn't have a clean run; I don't think anyone did, but I just tried to keep it clean and flowy, and be as smooth as I could. Definitely, this win is a confident booster, going into the Worlds, and I'll be looking forward to having it all come down to the Final in Schladming."
Smith was on a strong run before his crashed knocked him back to finish 40th, and dropped him from ninth to 11th in the standings. He was the second Canadian finisher behind Dean Tennant in 34th. Jamie Biluk was 46th, Yann Gauvin 64th and national champion Hans Lambert (Norco) 77th. Kyle Marshall (Canadian National) did not finish.
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RASHT, IRAN (ANS) -- Eleven Iranian Christians who fled Iran in the wake of a government campaign against evangelical Christianity have received death threats via email from a group calling itself "the unknown soldiers of the Hidden Imam."
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says the e-mail calls on the believers to either repent or face extra-judicial execution. The "unknown soldiers" are alleged to have links with Iranian security services.
According to CSW, the email, which was sent to each individual on September 14, warned the recipients that although they may have managed to flee Iran, they are not hidden from the "acute eyes of the unknown soldiers," who claim they have been advancing to the heart of the "Zionist regime" over a number of years.
CSW says the email concludes by offering the 11 Christians "the opportunity to repent and ask forgiveness from the presence of the Hidden Imam [the 12th Imam, the Messiah-figure in Shia Twelver theology] and the Great Allah. Otherwise, according to the Fatwa given by Mehdi the Hidden Imam, they must be killed."
CSW said Rev. Samuel Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries, who has been closely involved in the house church movement in Iran, indicated that he and his network of churches were taking the threat very seriously.
Meanwhile in Rasht, the written verdict of the most recent trial of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is still being awaited. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the fate of the pastor may now lie in the hands of the local religious leader, Ayatollah Ghorbani.
Following a demonstration in support of Pastor Nadarkhani organized by CSW, the Iranian Embassy in London released a statement claiming that fears of a death sentence were "unsubstantiated." However, in a worrying development, misinformation has been spreading in recent days concerning the charges against the pastor. These include claims that he was found guilty of rape, and accusations that he is a Zionist "working against the Islamic Order." Sources close to the case have expressed fears that efforts may be underway to formulate spurious charges in order to justify the sentence.
Jason DeMars of Present Truth Ministries told ASSIST News that a report circulated by the FARS News Agency claiming that Nadarkhani had been charged with rape was false.
"They were definitely told that by the government, but [the verdict] doesn't say rape," he said. "That was a mis-translation. CNN mis-translated it. It says he ran a house of corruption. It's a lie to portray their government in a better light to their citizens."
CSW says the threat to the lives of the eleven Christians, together with the continuing threat of execution of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, are indicative of what Pastor Yeghnazar terms the "utter hypocrisy of a government that claims Christians live in freedom."
CSW explained that Protestant Christians, along with many other religious minorities, do not enjoy religious freedom in Iran, and in the past 11 months at least 137 Christians have suffered arbitrary arrests and interrogations and nearly 40 have been kept in prison for several weeks.
CSW stated that one Christian from Tehran, Fashid Fathi-Malayeri, has been imprisoned for nine months, several weeks of which were spent in solitary confinement. He has had no access to a lawyer and still has not been informed of the exact charges against him. His wife and two small children have fled Iran for their own safety.
CSW's Chief Executive Officer Mervyn Thomas said: "The threat against the eleven Iranian citizens in the Diaspora is an appalling and vicious move by a group suspected of close association with the Iranian security forces."
He added: "It is vital that countries hosting Iranian refugees and asylum seekers ensure these vulnerable people receive adequate protection, and make it clear to the Iranian authorities that cross-border assassinations are wholly unacceptable and will not be tolerated. In addition, with regard to the pastor, CSW is in possession of original court documents which clearly state that the charge against him is apostasy, and that the death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court.
"Iran's efforts to fabricate fresh charges against Pastor Nadarkhani this late in the day reflect badly on the ruling regime and will only serve to bring the Iranian legal system into disrepute and occasion further questions regarding the independence of the judiciary."
Michael Ireland is Senior Correspondent for ANS. He is an international British freelance journalist who was formerly a reporter with a London (United Kingdom) newspaper and has been a frequent contributor to UCB UK, a British Christian radio station.
c. ASSIST News Service 2011. Used with permission.
Publication date: October 4, 2011


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Numerous finds show that the settlement at Herdla goes back to prehistoric times, and the large estate at Herdla has enjoyed a central place in the nation's history since High Middle Ages. As Ask, Herdla was part of the country estate Harald Hårfagre took over as he took command of the west of Norway.
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K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction Center DC-14
K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction Center DC-14 (1960-1963) - A Cold War SAGE System Direction Center first established in 1960 on K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan. Named K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction Center DC-14 after the location. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-14. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1963. History of K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction CenterEstablished and became operational on 15 Jun 1960 as K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction Center DC-14 on K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Marquette, Michigan. Direction center equipment included the duplex FSQ-7 computer system and associated communication equipment. The FSQ-7 computer system assembled digitized inputs from USAF Radar Sites to provide tracking and identification of all aircraft within their sector of responsibility. The digitized radar inputs came from USAF Radar Sites, airborne radar pickets, Texas Towers, Gap Filler Radar Sites and other radar sources. The total picture of aircraft in the sector was assembled and any unknown aircraft were checked out and hostile aircraft were engaged by USAF fighter aircraft, Bomarc missiles or NIKE missiles. The primary defense was against the Soviet threat of a mass nuclear bomber attack on the US. The system evolved before the advent of ICBMs and provided no missile defense against them. The computer technology was first generation vacuum tube equipment and required significant power and air conditioning. The physical plant of the direction center was enclosed in a large multi-story concrete blockhouse that housed the duplex FSQ-7 computer, communications equipment, a powerhouse, air conditioning systems and operational areas. The operational areas included radar mapping, air surveillance, identification, communications and weapons direction. The enormous cost of the radar sites, direction centers, personnel, and training caused an immediate reevaluation and almost as quickly as they were built some facilities were closed. The first mass closures began in the 1960s when many radar sites and virtually all the gap filler sites were closed. The first round of direction center closures came in 1963 when six were closed, a second round in 1966 and a third in 1969 that closed a total of 17 out of 23. The remaining six direction centers became SAGE Regional Control Centers (RCCs) still using the massive FSQ-7 vacuum tube computers. As the direction centers and radar sites closed the remaining sites were realigned into ever-increasing sectors. A new Joint Surveillance System (JSS) evolved as a partnership between the Air Force and the FAA to provide nationwide radar coverage. When completed in 1983 it consisted of only forty-six radar sites feeding into four new Region Operation Control Centers (ROCCs) with FYQ-93 computer systems. With the activation of the four U.S. ROCCs and the two Canadian ROCCs, the last seven of the SAGE direction centers were deactivated and this signaled the end of the SAGE system. Of the remaining forty-six radar sites, thirty-one had FAA-operated search radars and USAF operated height finders. Five sites just had FAA search radars and only ten sites were operated by the Military. With the deployment of forty FAA ARSR-4 3D radar sets in the 1990s, the earlier military and FAA radars were replaced. The Canadians closed their underground SAGE Direction Center and created two ROCCs (CAN-East and CAN-West) using the FYQ-93 computers in the underground facility.
The K.I. Sawyer SAGE Direction Center DC-14 was deactivated on 15 Dec 1963 in the first round of SAGE Direction Center closures.
Current StatusSage Direction Center blockhouse now in private hands and repurposed on the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan. The base was closed in 1996. Exterior covering of the blockhouse is deteriorating and separating from the concrete walls.
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Mont Ste Anne is the longest running event in the Mountain Bike World Cup, and this year the only event outside of Europe. The event - known as MSA to long time attendees - has run every year since the World Cup began in 1991, with the exception of the two years it hosted the world championships, in 1998 and 2010. Since 2003, it has been incorporated into a festival called Velirium, running over two weekends, and including mass participation rides, concerts and domestic level races. The event has become known as a true classic of mountain biking for both cross-country and downhill, famous for its root-filled technical courses and superb organization; it is one event that every rider wants to add to their resume.
For 2013, MSA is not resting on its laurels, with redesigned courses to challenge riders in both Round Five of the Cross-country and Round Four of the Downhill, on August 10-11. Course designer Patrice Drouin explained that this is due to both heavy erosion in certain areas during the spring snow melt, and a desire to try some different options in the courses.
Beatrice has been removed
The Zig Zag is now the main climb
The cross-country has had the most significant changes; shortened by almost 20% with the removal of the usual long opening climb and the famous 'Beatrice' rock garden descent. After the start loop, riders now head straight into what was the second main climb of the circuit, the 'Zig Zag'. They then hit the first of many wooded singletrack sections as they traverse the top of the course before dropping into singletrack descent back down to near the start/finish area.
There is a lot of singletrack - descending and climbing
After passing through the technical/feed zone for the first time it is back into the woods for almost the entire second half of the lap. Stretches of fast, smooth single track are interspersed with rocky and rooty sections. At the far end of the course, the riders hit a loose and steep chute descent followed by a steep switchback climb, and then more singletrack back to the technical/feed zone for a second time before finishing the lap.
Raph Gagne on one of the new open rock sections
While not as technical as previous years, riders can get into serious difficulty if they aren't paying attention in the singletrack. One mistake and gaps can open that will be hard to close.
Down the chute at the far end of the course
However, reaction from some riders has been less favourable. Canadian men top hopes Geoff Kabush (Scott 3Rox) and Max Plaxton (Cannondale Sho Air) said:
Kabush: "When I heard the whole challenging "La Beatrice" section and singletrack was taken out I was a little disappointed. They didn't add any new technical features to replace it but the course still has it's challenges. On previous versions of the course I've always raced my full suspension but it is a pretty easy decision to race my Scale 900 hardtail this time around."
Plaxton: "Yeah personally I'd have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the new course here in MSA. For however long I can remember this was usually regarded as one of the toughest tracks on the circuit but now it has a lot more a European feel. And with such short laps and a fair bit of tight singletrack its going to be really tough for those starting further back, so the first lap will be key, although from what I've heard the start loop is rather sketchy. A World Cup no matter what, the course is always tough, but the new shortened track is definitely a bit of a change from the classic tough and challenging MSA course."
Mathias Flückiger was more blunt: "The most traditional track in the World Cup was castrated."
The Elite women's field will be missing two big names - Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) and round four winner Sabine Spitz (Sabine Spitz Haibike). However, MSA will see the return to competition of defending World Cup champion Catharine Pendrel (Luna), after her broken clavicle in June. World Cup leader Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools), with two wins this season, won't be threatened for the overall lead, but was put under pressure in the last round, barely making the podium. Pendrel's team mate, Katerina Nash, after coming so close in Vallnord, Andorra, last month, is still looking for her first World Cup win, and Maja Wloszczowska (Giant Pro) will be a big threat, as will Round One winner Eva Lechner (Colnago Sudtirol), second in the overall standings.
Catharine Pendrel and World Cup leader Tanja Zakelj
On the men's side, we can expect to see a resumption of the continuing battle between World Cup leader Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower) and Julien Absalon (BMC). Schurter is looking for his fourth consecutive win of the season, which will lock up the title. However, Absalon is sure to be determined to take his first World Cup win of the season, after a mechanical put him out of contention in Andorra. Others who could do well on this faster MSA course include the Cannondale riders Marco Fontana and Manuel Fumic.
Nino Schurter
Julien Absalon will be looking for his first win of the season
Geoff Kabush has been on the podium at MSA
Kabush will be looking to come back from what was a disappointing race in Andorra, while Plaxton has stated earlier in the season that MSA is one of his major goals for the season. Both riders have finished on the podium here in the past.
The Downhill has not had the same changes as the Cross-country, however, riders are noticing the difference. Some of the previous rocky sections are now smoother and faster, and jumps have been added to the bottom, which finishes further up the hill than previously. Recent rain - and the expectation of more through the weekend - have made it very fast and very slippery. Riders will have balance on the ragged edge of speed versus control.
Rachel Atherton has won 3 straight
For the women, it is still a question of whether Rachel Atherton (GT Factory) can be beaten; after three straight wins on three very different tracks, Atherton is having a superb season. The rider who has come closest is her countrywoman Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen); she was the only one to come less than ten seconds behind Atherton at the last round. A number of top Canadian women are out with injuries, but new national champion Micayla Gatto will be the top ranked Canadian.
Rachel Atherton's brother Gee (GT Factory) was beaten at the last round in Vallnord, by first time winner Remi Thirion (Commencal/Riding Addiction), although he still holds a commanding lead in the overall standings. Canadian champion Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing), second in the overall standings, will be trying hard for a win on home turf, as will world champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) and Australia's Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles.com/Nukeproof). Minnaar and Hill both have multiple wins at Mont Ste Anne, while Smith finished second here at the 2010 world championships.
Steve Smith is currently 2nd in the overall standings
Cycling Canada is sending a very large team to compete at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup stop in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, competing in both cross country and downhill races. The weekend races are the only North American races of the 2013 World Cup calendar.
National development coach Ian Hughes takes riders around the course
A total of 95 Canadian athletes – 67 in cross country and 28 in downhill (50 wearing the National Team kit) – will be racing over the weekend at one of the favourite World Cup stops on the calendar for many riders from across the World.
The cross-country races will all be held on Saturday, while the Downhill seeding runs will take place Friday, with the Finals on Sunday. Every race will happen at the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort, located east of Quebec City.
Team Canada
Cross Country
Elite Men
Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette (Québec, QC) National Team
Raphael Gagné (Québec, QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team
Cameron Jette (Toronto, ON) SCOTT-3Rox Racing
Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC) SCOTT-3Rox Racing
Max Plaxton (Victoria, BC) Sho-Air/Cannondale
Jean-Philippe Thibault-Roberge (Orford, QC) National Team
Andrew Watson (Barrie, ON) Norco Factory Team
Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON) SCOTT-3Rox Racing
Elite Women
Emily Batty (Brooklin, ON) Trek Factory Racing
Rebecca Beaumont (Alma, QC) National Team
Annick Chretien (Aston-Jonction, QC) ADF Ultime Vélo
Mandy Dreyer (Dundas, ON) Tuf Rak Racing
Mikaëla Kofman (Toronto, ON) SCOTT-3Rox Racing
Cindy Montambault (Val-David, QC) CVM 2 Vals
Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC) Team LUNA Pro
Andréanne Pichette (Québec, QC) Opus-OCG
Amanda Sin (Collingwood, ON) SCOTT-3 Rox Racing
Sandra Walter (Coquitlam, BC) Liv / Giant
Espoir - U23 Men
Mitchell Bailey (Barrie, ON) Trek Canada Mountain Bike Team
Emmanuel Boily (Alma, QC) National Team
Léandre Bouchard (Alma, QC) Cyclone d'Alma
Antoine Caron (Stoneham, QC) Specialized Racing Canada
Patrick Chartrand (Piedmont, QC) Les Yables
Julien Gagné (Sherbrooke, QC) National Team
Evan Guthrie (Peachland, BC) Norco Factory Team
Andrew L'Esperance (Halifax, NS) Norco Factory Team
Kevin Massicotte (Toronto, ON) National Team
Jérémy Martin (Boischatel, QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team
Evan Mcneely (Ottawa, ON) Norco Factory Team
Steven Noble (Glencairn, ON) Opus-OCG
Marc-Antoine Nadon (Timmins, ON) National Team
Davis Ross (Wyevale, ON) National Team
Alexandre Vialle (Prévost, QC) National Team
Espoir - U23 Women
Rosalie Auger (Landrienne, QC) National Team
Laura Bietola (Greenwood, ON) RealDeal Gears/Fieldgate
Cayley Brooks (New Lowell, ON) Trek Canada MTB Team
Katlyn Dundas (St. Catharines, ON) National Team
Catherine Fleury (Alma, QC) Cyclones d'Alma
Karlee Gendron (Winnipeg, MB) Trek Canada MTB Team
Laurence Harvey (St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC) National Team
Andréane Lanthier-Nadeau (Québec, QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycle Factory Team
Kristina Laforge (Alma, QC) National Team
Frédérique Larose-Gingras (Lac Beauport, QC) National Team
Valérie Meunier (Chicoutimi QC) Devinci
Elyse Nieuwold (Newmarket, ON) National Team
Maghalie Rochette (St-Jérome, QC) PowerWatts-Nord
Haley Smith (Uxbridge, ON) Norco Factory Team
Frédérique Trudel (Breakeyville, QC) Specialized Racing Canada
Junior (U19) Men
Félix Belhumeur (Québec, QC) National Team
Félix Burke (Mont-Tremblant, QC) National Team
Peter Disera (Barrie, ON) National Team
Charles Faucher-Robert (Québec, QC) National Team
Marc-André Fortier (Victoriaville, QC) National Team
Guillaume Larose-Gingras (Lac-Beauport, QC) National Team
Trevor O'Donnell (Barrie, ON) National Team
Matthew Turcotte (Québec, QC) National Team
Junior (U19) Women
Gabrielle April (Québec, QC) National Team
Alexandra Bernier (Québec, QC) National Team
Sarah-Claudie Dostie-Ménard (Gatineau, QC) National Team
Haley Golding (Newcastle, ON) National Team
Gillian Hague (Whitby, ON) National Team
Siobhan Kelly (London, ON) National Team
Marine Lewis (St-Sauveur, QC) National Team
Kayla Morin-Blanchette (Val-David, QC) National Team
Rachel Pageau (Chicoutimi, QC) National Team
Anne-Julie Tremblay (Chicoutimi Nord, QC) National Team
Stéphanie Tremblay (Alma, QC) National Team
Downhill Team
Elite Men
Adriano Digiancinto (North Vancouver, BC)
Rob Fraser (Pickering, ON)
James Frost (Collingwood, ON)
Remi Gauvin (Nanoose Bay, BC)
Hans Lambert (St-Bruno, QC)
Julien Laramée (Ste-Melanie, QC)
Kirk Mcdowall (Anmore, BC)
Forrest Riesco (Gibsons, BC)
Benoit Rioux (Cowansville, QC)
Kyle Sangers (Kingston, ON)
Sidney Slotegraaf (Hamilton, ON)
Steve Smith (Cassidy, BC) Devinci Global Racing
Samuel Thibault (Chambly, QC)
Elite Women
Kristen Courtney (Ottawa, ON)
Micayla Gatto (North Vancouver, BC)
Jaime Hill (Pemberton, BC)
Vaea Verbeeck (Grandby, QC)
Junior (U19) Men
Chris Bennett (Calgary, AB)
Benjamin Després-Morin (Montreal, QC)
Alexander Geddes (Whistler, BC)
Matt Hardwick (West Vancouver, BC)
Jack Iles (Whistler, BC)
Bowen Irvine (Whistler, BC)
Lee Jackson (Squamish, BC)
Hugon Langevin (Ste-Catherine, QC)
Mitchell O'Keefe (Calgary, AB)
Mckay Vezina (Newbury Park, CA)
Mark Wallace (Can) Devinci Global Racing
Dan Proulx, Head coach
Ian Hughes, Development coach
Tara Lazarski, Physiotherapist
Adam Trotter, Mechanic
Andy Anchuff, Mechanic
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A Zimbabwean politician summed up her reaction to Robert Mugabe's death with one word: Complicated.
Mugabe, 95, stood tall on the world stage for decades, first as a celebrated liberator and then as a combative enforcer, loathed by many Zimbabweans who watched their country sink on his watch. The mark — a raw wound, some would say —that he left on long-suffering Zimbabwe will be felt long after he died in a hospital far from home.
In November 2017, euphoria swept Harare when Mugabe resigned after nearly four decades in power that saw one of Africa's most promising nations become one of its most dysfunctional.
Nearly two years later, much of the local response to his death Friday has been muted, indifferent or sullen, reflecting the fatigue and distraction of the daily hardship that is Mugabe's most enduring legacy.
"He died in luxury in Singapore. What about us, who can't even get medicines at hospitals here?" a woman shouted among commuters as she and dozens of others prepared to shove their way onto crowded, government-subsidized buses in Harare.
"Zimbabweans, you are an ungrateful lot," a man shouted back. "He gave you independence, and then returned the land from the whites."
At one time, Mugabe was an electric figure, a champion of Africa's struggle to shake off the last vestiges of white minority rule on a continent that had been colonized over centuries. In 1980, he presided over the end of Rhodesia and the creation of independent Zimbabwe, promising a new era of racial reconciliation and economic growth.
Then, things turned ominous.
RELATED: Zimbabwe's violent crackdown continues with reports of rapes
Thousands of Ndebele people were killed in the 1980s by a North Korea-trained military unit loyal to Mugabe, a member of the rival Shona ethnic group. In 2000, violent seizures of thousands of white-owned farms began, causing agricultural production to plunge. A land reform program favoured Mugabe loyalists.
As the years went by, Mugabe was widely accused of hanging onto power through violence and vote fraud, notably in a 2008 election that led to a troubled coalition government after regional mediators intervened.
Under Mugabe, shortages of basic goods, collapsing infrastructure and economic hardship were the norm for Zimbabweans. They still are under his successor and former loyalist, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Still, until the end of his rule, Mugabe cast himself as a voice of pride and defiance in modern Africa, a message that resonated in many countries that had experienced Western colonialism or intervention.
"I ain't an expert on critical race theory; but there must be an explanation why predominantly white countries focus on his legacy as dictator whilst the predominantly black ones acknowledge his role as a liberator," tweeted David Tinashe Hofisi, a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe.
Fadzayi Mahere, a Zimbabwean opposition politician, also alluded to Mugabe's mixed record.
"Rest In Peace, Robert Mugabe," Mahere wrote on Twitter. "My response to your passing is complicated. I'm going to write a long piece. However, for now, deepest condolences to his family."
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Collaborating on delivering self-service content.
Adobe engages more content experts, improves content quality with a new workflow including Adobe Experience Manager Guides.
turnaround time
for content updates and localisation into 10 languages
Scale content creation to meet the growing demand for self-service content
Encourage contributions from partners, customers and product experts to improve content quality
Migrate more than 16,500 pages of self-service content from nine siloed systems onto a single, consistent framework
Encouraged contributions from partners, customers and product experts, leading to higher quality content
Saved $500,000 in annual localisation costs while achieving 100% localisation coverage in 10 languages
Achieved turnaround time of less than 24 hours for content, including full localisation into 10 languages, compared to what used to take weeks
6,500% increase in search impressions through Google, allowing customers to find content much faster
Meeting growing demand for self-service content
Customers expect unprecedented levels of self-service from their favourite companies. They don't want to go to a shop or pick up their phone. They want to go online to research products and find answers to their questions on their own time. Today, speedy and convenient access to information and services can mean the difference between winning over loyal customers or losing them to competitors.
The trend towards any time, anywhere access to services has spilt over into all stages of customer engagement, from early product research to long after purchase. This is particularly evident with software training, where time-intensive, formal learning programmes have evolved into easier-to-use tutorials, user guides, technical documentation and other information readily available to customers online.
Automated and scalable self-service
The Self-Service Excellence team at Adobe supports everyone in the Adobe Digital Experience business unit who creates or contributes to self-service content. The small team oversees content for more than 20 solutions and capabilities across multiple clouds, including 70 guides, 60 annual releases and five documentation sites.
"Self-service content has been increasingly critical to our customers' understanding of our products," says Paul Gilliham, Director of Self-Service Excellence, Experience Cloud. "We expect to have more than 4 million unique visitors and 22 million page views to self-service content over the next year. To keep up with the overwhelming demand for content, we needed to create a path for documentation that's scalable, automated and collaborative."
The Self-Service Excellence team started a collaborative documentation initiative called the Scalable Collaborative Content Model (SCCM). The goal of the initiative is to get more people involved in content creation and review, including Adobe product specialists, partners and even customers.
"With our new workflow including Adobe Experience Manager Guides, we're building a platform to create more and higher-quality content that meets all of our customers' self-service needs."
Paul Gilliham
Director, Self-Service Excellence, Experience Cloud, Adobe
The team decided that an open-source platform would be the best way to involve contributors from both inside and outside of the company. But it also wanted to add visual consistency to the content by taking advantage of Adobe Experience Manager, which many Adobe teams had been using for years due to its robust capabilities as both a content management system and as a digital asset management system.
The Self-Service Excellence team decided to use the Markdown authoring language in GitHub to develop content, but then bring it into Adobe Experience Manager for publication using Adobe Experience Manager Guides, the component content management system (CCMS) from Adobe.
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About 20 writers work on self-service content for Adobe Experience Cloud solutions. Over the years, writers created their own workflows and content management systems. The result was nine separate and siloed systems. Writers split their time between writing and maintaining these systems, so they typically didn't have time to review and refresh older content.
With the new workflow, writers create content in GitHub using the Markdown authoring language. The content then runs through an automated pipeline built on Jenkins, an open source tool for continuous integration and delivery pipelines, to validate the content. This validated content then gets published using Adobe Experience Manager Guides.
Because the content is created in an open-source environment, anyone can log in and suggest edits to the published content. Product experts can add detailed explanations for more advanced users. Partners can flag a typo. Even customers can get involved, suggesting edits or clarifications on guides that didn't quite work for them. Writers get notified of the suggested changes so that only approved edits get published.
With more contributors looking over and testing content, even older articles can get polished to perfection.
"Our customer satisfaction score is currently neutral. For every page that customers enjoy, there's one that doesn't quite meet their needs," says Alva Ware-Bevacqui, Product Manager, Experience Cloud, Self-Service Excellence at Adobe. "By inviting more contributors to review and expand upon content, we're hoping to provide more clear, accurate and informative content that customers are looking for."
"Our turnaround time for content updates, including full localisation into ten languages, is under 24 hours. We could never have achieved such speeds in our legacy models."
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Product Manager, Experience Cloud, Self-Service Excellence, Adobe
Publishing to 10 core languages in 24 hours
Before, about 55% of the self-service content was localised. Now that all content is created in the same consistent format, Adobe can take advantage of machine translation to localise all content across 10 core languages. Human translators focus on fine-tuning the top 30% most accessed content.
"Working with the localisation team, we saved $500,000 in annual localisation costs while achieving 100% localisation coverage," says Ware-Bevacqui.
Standardising on a content creation workflow also allows Adobe to dramatically accelerate time-to-market. A small team now manages the infrastructure, freeing up writers to write new content and review changes or suggestions from other contributors.
"Our turnaround time for content updates, including full localisation into ten languages, is under 24 hours. Before Adobe Experience Manager Guides, it could take weeks or even a few months depending on the solution and the language," says Ware-Bevacqui. "We could never have achieved such speed in our legacy models."
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With the new workflow including Adobe Experience Manager Guides, customers are getting access to more content and higher-quality content. Publishing through Adobe Experience Manager allows people in the Adobe Digital Experience business unit to use the same look and navigation systems across all digital content, from product descriptions to self-service material. This makes it easier and less confusing for customers to find the information they need.
Having a consistent structure, along with more consistent management of metadata and automated XML sitemaps, also allows Adobe to dramatically improve how it manages search engine optimisation (SEO). As a result, the company has seen a 6,500% increase in search impressions through Google, suggesting that better SEO helps customers find the content that they're looking for.
"Our work is critical because it allows customers to get the content that they need quickly and easily," says Gilliham. "Adobe Experience Manager Guides is the perfect tool to help us to deliver open-source content in a structured way and a consistent experience for customers."


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Are there any risks to manually flashing a stock or custom ROM?
- Does it have the potential to brick the device?
- Will it void my warranty?
- Will I stop getting updates?
- Anything else I should be aware of?
(See also: Are there any risks to rooting a device?)


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